The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-02-25

where there are kings; you'd be direct
ing affairs OF state presently"
II shall be content If | al d ireCt
this affair" she said, with her gay
laugh. Come. Pve Just given Caro-
my turQuOises. BY the way, to tell
the truth, there not the least beCOm-
ing to me, and she admired them so.
There's another part of the labor you
have to keep on the best of terms
with the other girls, unless you are
perfectly assured that there's no need
Of it, or else they will teal you to
pieces. Sweet life"
1t was q triumph that Bette had
that night. The beauties. the hero,
ines, the basbleus and the sangre-azuls
were nowhere, as she said afterwards
in her W dialect. ShewaS surround
ed like q Queen-bee with workers. She
had bouquets by the dozen, SO that
her lovers had to help her hold them.
She gave them quietly to the bOquet-
less girls, in pursuit of her plan, you
might have said, but really, | dare
say, because she had a. kind heart un-
der all her a"rtifice and audacity. Il
only gave one to Helen Peterson, and
another to Virginia Lamb, that hap
peued to be duplicates OF some | kept,
because their mothers were SO mad at
their neglect, and l was afraid they
might begin to show their claws" she
said next day. "Why, didn't you see
me 60 and sit down by Mrs. Lamb? |
was praising Virginia to her. | was
wishing only had Vireinia's complex
ion-and l wish | had, 0, you have
to kotou to the chaperons, too, or
else they'll ruin you, the old tabbiesl
They put me in mind Of hens, pecking
the heads of the other hens chick
ems. It's a part of the labor you
think so lightly of. Why, I actually
| got a partner for Julia Drinkwater!
0, tell you, if do get an establish
ment and a fortune, | shall do lots Of
good things. Ishall make a particu-
lar charge to establish girls in life, to
give a nice wardrobe to this pretty
person who wants it;-why, some
times a wardrobe is half the battle
look at me! People will think world
more of you with one than without
one, let me tell you. Yes, a particular
charge to have one taught a trade,
and n set up in business, and / shall
have a matchmaker of matchmakers.
I've felt the need of it. So you see
Pm not so ~unprlncipled as you
think"
"Bettie!"
"Tm looking out for a great many
others than just myself"
"At any rate, it's doing evil that
good may come, Bettie."
"Well, it's better to do that, said
the incorrigible girl, ethan nothing at
all. Now tell me did | dance well?"
Like a little flame. Yes, l must
admit that you danced like a ball of
fire-like a golden butterfly on the
wind"
II don't know how we'll that would
ke. But that's the way l like to hear
you talk; so I'll reward you. Look
here"
1t was a basket OF the most superb
orchids that | ave saw, a priceless
affair, from which she drew the scarf
she had thrown over it.
with Mr.. Donrobin's compliments.
Eli? He has seen me, you see."
"Well, then"
"Well, then, this morning Jeanette
Dean is going to mount her hunter
and leap five barred gates and things:
| shall let her do it. And
Laura Stockwood is going to
drive into town shopping; she'll go
alone. And Elsa and Caro- aregoingto
the woods; let them go. l amgoingto
find Mr.. Dunrobin ond thank him just
as sweetly and modestly as q little
milkmaid-I do write such a bad
handI And then Pm going to get my
water colors and 90 out on those rocks.
Then Pm coming up to read with you
that get q nap, and then
lunch. And after that | drive with
Mr.. Vonderbust and later | sail with
Mr.. Kilgore, and then it's dinner, and
then talking and p~romenading on the
piazza, and then the concert and
dancing and supper. That's well,
them And tomorrow there's the
archery and the picnic to the Wells,
and the yachting out to Red Reef
Light
@For gracious sake, Bette, day aft
er day, it viii kill you'll"
"Y6u can't stop. You have to keep
it up. Stay to rest, and you're like
the dead man in a battle the others
will walk over your body"
docs it pay you really, Better"
'fIt will pay. Don't you know how
/ love ease, beauty, splendor, luxury,
fine houses, equipages, gardens, pic
lures, laces, jewels, bank accounts?
Well, that is what / play for. My lit
tie pittance would board me in q
country town. / had rather die. So
/ throw it all at one toss-heads /
win, tails you lose. / shall have not
a basket of orchids, but an orchid
house. Twas made for it all. / per-